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Zukerberg v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics et al

Memorandum in opposition to re MOTION for Preliminary Injunction

62 Cited authorities

  1. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.

    555 U.S. 7 (2008)   Cited 16,721 times   56 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff must establish "that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm"

  2. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 27,738 times   138 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

  3. Lewis v. Casey

    518 U.S. 343 (1996)   Cited 14,244 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts

  4. Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't

    523 U.S. 83 (1998)   Cited 10,684 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits

  5. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.

    528 U.S. 167 (2000)   Cited 7,126 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing

  6. Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l USA

    568 U.S. 398 (2013)   Cited 3,041 times   169 Legal Analyses
    Holding that respondents could not establish injury by relying on a "speculative chain of possibilities"

  7. Younger v. Harris

    401 U.S. 37 (1971)   Cited 16,640 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that it was improper for the district court in that case to enjoin a state prosecution against Younger, in light of "the national policy forbidding federal courts to stay or enjoin pending state court proceedings except under special circumstances"

  8. Connecticut Nat. Bank v. Germain

    503 U.S. 249 (1992)   Cited 2,695 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 1292 applies also to bankruptcy jurisdiction and is not displaced by § 158(d)

  9. Texas v. United States

    523 U.S. 296 (1998)   Cited 1,466 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim that "rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or indeed may not occur at all" is not ripe for adjudication

  10. Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner

    387 U.S. 136 (1967)   Cited 5,280 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"

  11. Section 1652 - State laws as rules of decision

    28 U.S.C. § 1652   Cited 843 times
    Distinguishing between application of state law in the presence of federal statute, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure enacted pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act, and judge-made federal rule whose applicability is affected by the Rules of Decision Act

  12. Section 1-206.02 - Limitations on the Council

    D.C. Code § 1-206.02   Cited 42 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting the Council from "[e]nact[ing] any act, or enact[ing] any act to amend or repeal any Act of Congress, which concerns the functions or property of the United States. . . ."

  13. Section 1-301.81 - Duties of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

    D.C. Code § 1-301.81   Cited 3 times
    Granting the D.C. Attorney General "the power to intervene in legal proceedings on behalf of public interest"

  14. Section 1-1001.01 - Election of electors

    D.C. Code § 1-1001.01   Cited 2 times

    In the District of Columbia electors of President and Vice President of the United States, the Delegate to the House of Representatives, the members of the State Board of Education, the members of the Council of the District of Columbia, the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the Mayor, United States Senator and Representative, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, and the following officials of political parties in the District of Columbia shall be elected as provided in this subchapter:

  15. Section 1-1001.09 - Secrecy required; place of voting; watchers; challenged ballots; assistance in marking ballot or operating voting machine; more than 1 vote prohibited; unopposed candidates; availability of regulations at Vote Centers; deposit, inspection, and destruction of ballots

    D.C. Code § 1-1001.09   Cited 1 times

    (a) Voting in all elections shall be secret. (a-1) The District of Columbia Public Schools system shall be closed to instruction on election day for District primary and general elections in order to facilitate voting in its facilities, beginning with the 2024 primary election. (b) (1) [Repealed by 2023 Amendment.] (2) The Board shall permit any duly registered voter to vote by mail-in ballot, for any reason, under such rules as the Board may issue. (3) [Repealed by 2023 Amendment.] (4) The Board

  16. Section 1-1001.06 - Board independent agency; facilities; seal

    D.C. Code § 1-1001.06   Cited 1 times

    (a) In the performance of its duties, or in matters of procurement the Board shall not be subject to the direction of any nonjudicial officer of the District, except as provided in the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (§ 1-601.01 et seq.). (b) The District government shall furnish to the Board, upon request of the Board, such space and facilities as are available in public buildings in the District to be used as registration or Vote Centers, and such records

  17. Section 1-204.35 - Election of the Attorney General

    D.C. Code § 1-204.35

    (a) The Attorney General for the District of Columbia shall be elected on a partisan basis by the registered qualified electors of the District. Nothing in this section shall prevent a candidate for the position of Attorney General from belonging to a political party. (b) (1) If a vacancy in the position of Attorney General occurs as a consequence of resignation, permanent disability, death, or other reason, the Board of Elections shall hold a special election in the District on the Tuesday occurring